Lazio vs Spezia, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AImmobile fires treble as Lazio hit Spezia for six
Ciro Immobile's hat-trick inspired Lazio to a 6-1 thrashing of Spezia as the Rome club made it two wins from two at the start of the new season.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Daniele Verde (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Lazio).
- 2': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia).
- 2': Lucas Leiva (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Simone Bastoni.
- 4': Goal! Lazio 0, Spezia 1. Daniele Verde (Spezia) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 5': Goal! Lazio 1, Spezia 1. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro with a through ball.
- 6': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Patric.
- 15': Goal! Lazio 2, Spezia 1. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
- 17': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
- 17': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Attempt saved. Pedro (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Felipe Anderson.
- 18': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Jeroen Zoet.
- 19': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 19': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Lazio).
- 19': Jeroen Zoet (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Salvador Ferrer.
- 25': Substitution, Lazio. Adam Marusic replaces Manuel Lazzari because of an injury.
- 26': Attempt missed. Felipe Anderson (Lazio) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
- 30': Attempt saved. Pedro (Lazio) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Felipe Anderson.
- 31': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Patric (Lazio).
- 35': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
- 36': Foul by Ciro Immobile (Lazio).
- 36': Martin Erlic (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Patric (Lazio).
- 39': Attempt missed. Ebrima Colley (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Daniele Verde.
- 41': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Patric (Lazio).
- 42': Attempt missed. Daniele Verde (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 42': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio).
- 44': Penalty Lazio. Pedro draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 44': Penalty conceded by Martin Erlic (Spezia) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 45': VAR Decision: Penalty Lazio.
- 45'+1': Martin Erlic (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Penalty saved! Ciro Immobile (Lazio) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45'+2': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Jeroen Zoet.
- 45'+2': Goal! Lazio 3, Spezia 1. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Ebrima Colley (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giulio Maggiore.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Lazio 3, Spezia 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Lazio 3, Spezia 1.
- 47': Goal! Lazio 4, Spezia 1. Felipe Anderson (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pepe Reina.
- 49': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia).
- 49': Lucas Leiva (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Lazio).
- 52': Ebrima Colley (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Patric (Lazio).
- 54': Felipe Anderson (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Kelvin Amian (Spezia).
- 54': Kelvin Amian (Spezia) is shown the red card.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Felipe Anderson (Lazio) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 57': Foul by Martin Erlic (Spezia).
- 57': Luis Alberto (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic from a direct free kick.
- 59': Substitution, Spezia. Petko Hristov replaces Daniele Verde.
- 59': Substitution, Spezia. Samuel Mráz replaces Ebrima Colley.
- 61': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Adam Marusic (Lazio).
- 66': Attempt saved. Pedro (Lazio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
- 66': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia).
- 66': Pedro (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Lazio).
- 67': Salvador Ferrer (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Goal! Lazio 5, Spezia 1. Elseid Hysaj (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a through ball.
- 71': Substitution, Lazio. Raul Moro replaces Pedro.
- 71': Substitution, Spezia. Jacopo Sala replaces Giulio Maggiore.
- 71': Substitution, Lazio. Danilo Cataldi replaces Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
- 72': Foul by Lucas Leiva (Lazio).
- 72': Simone Bastoni (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Elseid Hysaj (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Samuel Mráz (Spezia).
- 74': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Felipe Anderson with a cross.
- 75': Elseid Hysaj (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Salvador Ferrer (Spezia).
- 76': Attempt blocked. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raul Moro.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Raul Moro (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Danilo Cataldi (Lazio) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raul Moro.
- 80': Substitution, Spezia. Janis Antiste replaces Luca Vignali.
- 81': Substitution, Lazio. Luka Romero replaces Felipe Anderson.
- 81': Substitution, Lazio. Vedat Muriqi replaces Ciro Immobile.
- 85': Goal! Lazio 6, Spezia 1. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raul Moro.
- 90': Offside, Lazio. Luis Alberto tries a through ball, but Elseid Hysaj is caught offside.
- 90': Second Half ends, Lazio 6, Spezia 1.
- 0': Match ends, Lazio 6, Spezia 1.
Statistics
 SPE |
LAZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 38.6 | Possession | 61.4 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 350 | Accurate Passes | 632 |
| 429 | Passes | 695 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 9 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 2 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 5 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 8 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 22,000
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 22,000
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 7 | +12 | 19 |
| 2 | Lazio | 7 | +10 | 19 |
| 3 | AS Roma | 7 | +13 | 17 |
| 4 | AC Milan | 7 | +7 | 15 |
Line-Ups
Lazio (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Pepe Reina (GK) |
| 33 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 4 | Patric |
| 23 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 29 | Manuel Lazzari |
| 6 | Lucas Leiva |
| 10 | Luis Alberto |
| 21 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic |
| 17 | Ciro Immobile |
| 7 | Felipe Anderson |
| 9 | Pedro |
Spezia (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jeroen Zoet (GK) |
| 28 | Martin Erlic  |
| 43 | Dimitris Nikolaou |
| 27 | Kelvin Amian  |
| 21 | Salvador Ferrer |
| 25 | Giulio Maggiore |
| 20 | Simone Bastoni |
| 12 | Luca Vignali |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
| 19 | Ebrima Colley |
| 10 | Daniele Verde |
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